Scholarly debates about the nature of human emotion traditionally pit biological and cultural
influences against one another. Although many existing theories acknowledge the role of …

Music is ubiquitous across human cultures—as a source of affective and pleasurable
experience, moving us both physically and emotionally—and learning to play music shapes …

How do experiences in nature or in spiritual contemplation or in being moved by music or
with psychedelics promote mental and physical health? Our proposal in this article is awe …

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh pelaku sekaligus pengguna pembelajaran yakni guru
musik bagi anak musik. Penggunaan tersebut penulis temukan melalui piano klasik …

Emotions, bodily sensations and movement are integral parts of musical experiences. Yet, it
remains unknown i) whether emotional connotations and structural features of music elicit …

Many of us “see red,”“feel blue,” or “turn green with envy.” Are such color-emotion
associations fundamental to our shared cognitive architecture, or are they cultural creations …

The scientific literature sometimes considers music an abstract stimulus, devoid of explicit
meaning, and at other times considers it a universal language. Here, individuals in three …

Are there universal patterns in musical preferences? To address this question, we built on
theory and research in personality, cultural, and music psychology to map the terrain of …

The science of emotion is muddled with a multitude of hypotheses and assumptions about
what emotions are and how they work. The standard narrative framework used in the …

Datasets that capture the connection between vision, language, and affection are limited,
causing a lack of understanding of the emotional aspect of human intelligence. As a step in …